Determinanten der Wahl von Unternehmensgrenzen - eine empirische Studie in der deutschen Weinbaubranche
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis puts a theoretical explanation of governance mode choice \ndeveloped by Bach and Galvin (2008) to a first empirical test. The \ntheoretical model suggests four alternative governance modes, namely buy, \nconcurrent sourcing, make, and dual distribution. All these modes were \nfound in the empirical setting of the German white wine industry. This \nspecific empirical setting with a focus on the activities harvesting, \nwine-making, and bottling was chosen in order to avoid biased results \nbecause of unknown volume or frequency effects. Furthermore, this industry \nis not dominated by a few powerful economic actors; governance mode choice \nis not affected by market power. Finally, as a prerequisit for the validity \nof the theoretical model, for each of the three value chain activities \nstudied an intermediate market does exist. The empirical results support \nthe theoretical model in most parts. However, some empirical facts gave \nrise to new questions that are not yet covered in the theoretical \nrationale. The dissertation ends with suggestions for future research, and \ntheoretical and practical implications.
Author: Krämer, Stefan
Language: English
Subfield: Management Information Systems
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1533494027